


ae publie itr can and should be 
of service to all elements of a com- 










results ‘from. cO- operation all the ele- 


iments of the community must become 
a acquainted, and» have a sympathetic 
lunderstanding of each other's aims, 
fduties, needs and resources. The 
labrarian has much to learn from his 
community. The library has much to 
otters”: ‘said John Boynton Kaiser, the 
new labrarian of the Tacoma library, 
in an interview with The Tribune. 

] “It would be presumptuous for me 
at this carly stage to comment at 


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yet it can be said by any one familiar 
with library work in this country that 
Tacoma may well be proud of her 
progress in library affairs during the 
past few years. 

“Much is rightly expected of dis 


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s not making itself of positive value 
to all the educational, social, relig- 
ious, scientific literary and business 
interests of its community is not 
filling its proper sphere of activities. 


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‘become one of the most potent factors 
in civic betterment 


to suggest what should be done but 
to put at the disposal of those con- 





yoerned with the administration of}, 


civic affairs, the comparative experi- 
ence of other cities and the” best 
thought of modern times on all pra 

lems of municipal government and ad- 


“A library's 
fields is dependent on its. Saupe! Ws 
resources, , its equipment and staff, 
location and buildin, space. - me. ‘Anda a 
library though not | o-pperating with 
all these agencies, may be doing the 
best it can under its fixed limitations. 
We are, handicapped here ‘by an un- 
fortunate location and crowded build- 
jing as is generally known. 

“Our library's motto, “Tf owe plcaaa 
you, tell others; if we don’t, tell us.” 
If you don’t find what you need, let 
us know and the chances are we will 
{buy it or borrow it at once and you 
will be notified 4 oe of its 
arrival. 

“The Mbxarian: ‘you. know, Hag no 
opinions on public questions. He 
must be impartial, non-partisan, un- 
prejudiced and sympathetic toward 
all; he must be open to suggestion; 
should welcome just criticism and 
bear in wind that it is his privilege 
to be the administrator of a public 
institution for the beneft of ail the 
jpeople of the community. lg 











length on the local bbaey situation, ; 


library of today, and the library which} 
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Again, the public library of today has]? 


and municipal 4 
government, by making it its duty not 


ministration. ¥ i 
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